http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26083/malaysian-teapot-cult-woman-not-allowed-to-leave-islam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26083/malaysian-teapot-cult-woman-not-allowed-to-leave-islam#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:02:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26083 Malaysia's civil court has refused a woman permission to leave Islam to avoid being jailed for apostasy.

She follows the Sky Kingdom sect, known as the teapot cult because it built a giant teapot to symbolise its belief in the healing purity of water.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26083/malaysian-teapot-cult-woman-not-allowed-to-leave-islam/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22931/teapot-cult-leader http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22931/teapot-cult-leader#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:09:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22931 At the height of his popularity, the self-styled Prophet had four wives and had a following of 21 followers, including a police inspector and a drummer of a rock group, all whom were arrested and are now on trial.

Known for his giant structures of a teapot, vase, umbrella, concrete boat and a “palace” at his commune, he had claimed God was human and his deviant teachings included not making Friday prayers compulsory.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22931/teapot-cult-leader/feed 0